One man died and another suffered serious, life-threatening injuries in a head-on crash Thursday on Brunswick Avenue in Gardiner.

Shortly after 5 p.m. the two-vehicle collision was reported on Brunswick Avenue, between Marston and Old Brunswick roads.

Gardiner police Chief Todd Pilsbury said initial reports indicated one of the vehicles crossed the centerline of Brunswick Avenue, which is also U.S. Route 201, and struck the other vehicle head-on.

Scott Sawtelle, 64, of Yarmouth was driving south on Brunswick Avenue in a Honda CRV when he was struck head-on. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

James Lane, 41, of New Vineyard was driving north in a Dodge Ram pickup when he apparently crossed the centerline striking Sawtelle, police said. Lane was taken by Gardiner Rescue to MaineGeneral Medical Center in Augusta.

Pilsbury said the crash is being reconstructed by Maine State Police and remains under investigation.

Traffic was shut down in both directions and routed around the site of the crash, for nearly three hours.

A Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office deputy assisted at the scene.